Town guide
Kurashiki
倉敷市
A former shogunate trading town with white-walled storehouses along a willow-lined canal, the Ohara Museum of Art and Kojima, the home of Japanese jeans.
City in Okayama
- places to see
- 13
- protected local foods
- 2
- traditional crafts
- 2
- Japan Heritage stories
- 8
Map of Kurashiki
Every place on this page, on the map. Switch on places to eat and stay nearby.
Things to see in Kurashiki
Kurashiki Art Sword Museum
倉敷刀剣美術館A museum in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Honjo Hachimangu
本荘八幡宮A Shinto shrine in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Tatetsuki Site
楯築遺跡A historic site in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Kumano Shrine
熊野神社A Shinto shrine in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Yuga Shrine
由加神社本宮A Shinto shrine in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Yata Otsuka Kofun
箭田大塚古墳An ancient burial mound in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Kurabo Memorial Hall
倉紡記念館A museum in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Fukuda Park
倉敷市水島緑地福田公園A park in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Chayamachi Inari Shrine
稲荷神社A Shinto shrine in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Brazilian Park Washuzan Highland
ブラジリアンパーク 鷲羽山ハイランドA park in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Nozaki Family Salt Industry History Museum
野﨑家塩業歴史館A museum in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Aoe Shrine
青江神社A Shinto shrine in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
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Kurashiki Mirai Park
倉敷みらい公園A park in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Explore by interest
Nearby towns and day trips
Japan Heritage stories in Okayama
- Fukiya: the birthplace of Japan Red
- Japan's old schools: where a nation learned to read
- Kitamaebune: the merchant ships that made Japan's port towns rich
- Okayama, where the Momotaro legend was born
- The Six Ancient Kilns: pottery born and raised in Japan
- Wakanoura: a bay of views that inspired poets
Local foods from Okayama
Crafts from Okayama
This week's weather (nearest forecast: Takamatsu)
Today
24 Oct
Rain
High 27°CLow 20°C
Sun
25 Oct
Cloudy
High 25°CLow 21°C
Rain 90%
Mon
26 Oct
Cloudy
High 23°CLow 17°C
Rain 70%
Tue
27 Oct
Cloudy
High 24°CLow 15°C
Rain 50%
Warm: T-shirts and breathable clothes, plus a light layer for air-conditioned trains and shops.
Good to know
- Ride a small boat down the Kurashiki River past the white storehouses of the Bikan district.
- The Ohara Museum of Art, opened in 1930, was Japan's first museum of Western art and owns El Greco's Annunciation.
- Kojima, in the south of the city, is famous for jeans and school uniforms. Its Jeans Street is full of denim shops.